>My fiance whom just returned home informed me that the woman's name is >Sharon King. She is short, overweight, and of the African American race. >Please e-mail me back, i would really like to know if your shelter is >still just that and is accepting applications for adopting ferrets We are in the process of tracking this woman down. When I find her, we are going to have an interesting discussion about the shelter. We don't have a shelter in Hampton - never did - logistics are too screwy for that with the traffic and the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel. We have never had a Co-Director. Our organization consists of one director, 2 assistant directors and 2 board members. We almost never waive adoption fees - the shelter could not survive without them! There is another shelter in Virginia Beach - but I can't imagine any of the members of that shelter making these claims - they are better than that. As far as I know, both of us adopt, rescue and rehabilitate and work very peacefully at our similar goal: finding ferrets homes. I just can't understand the motivation of someone doing this - did they believe it would never get back to the true directorship of the shelter? Were they trying to 'steal' potential adoptions from us? If so, thats very screwed up - and means that the ferrets in my shelter could have possibly been prevented from finding a new home. Thats very sad - and shame on her if that is the reason! We will be putting a note on our website to expose this woman. I have already contacted the local Humane agencies over in Newport News and the Pet stores that we frequent to make sure there is no mistake. Again, if *anyone* has more information, please contact my privately - and thank you! Lisa Leidig, Head Ferret The Ferret Haven "By-the-Sea" www.ferrethaven.org [Posted in FML issue 4226]